Thanks for the rec @KaShryX360!
Everything about this is honestly incredible. Incredible vocals. Incredible instruments. Incredible passion and structure. Incredible everything. Now despite that all, there are a couple of small problems with the album. Some tracks are extensively long, (“No Sanctuary”, for example) almost enough to drive people away from this album, and is probably why the score drops quite a bit. Although not on the level of Operation: Mindcrime, their first album ... read more
Some killer traditional Heavy Metal by Queensrÿche. This being their debut, it's before they would go overboard with the production and just gloss up their sound to the point of it sounding cheesy and dated - the end result is an album that's aged pretty well, all things considered. The songwriting is generally on point, albeit weak in places with some rather ehh guitar parts. Some songs also go on for too long.
But the highlight of the album is Geoff Tate's vocals. ... read more
Here we go with a completely non artist! My mom absolutely loves this band, and I like 2 songs from them. The feeling of the 80s is all around this album, at times it feels a little cheesy but it’s ok. The vocals are definitely unique, but they’re not bad
eric act target it may be corny power metal but it’s MY corny power iron maiden copy power metal, and for a debut ep it actually has a decent amount of experimentation
This honestly sounds a lot like Iron Maiden. That was the main thing I could think of when listening to it. Not a bad thing at all, as this album is really fun, and everyone a part of this album is performing well.
| 1 | Warning 4:43 | 80 |
| 2 | En Force 5:13 | 83 |
| 3 | Deliverance 3:17 | 81 |
| 4 | No Sanctuary 6:02 | 80 |
| 5 | N M 156 4:35 | 77 |
| 6 | Take Hold of the Flame 4:54 | 83 |
| 7 | Before the Storm 4:27 | 78 |
| 8 | Child of Fire 5:17 | 78 |
| 9 | Roads to Madness 9:38 | 82 |